Signing Off

There’s nothing like learning something new and I had it happen to me on the weekend. My newest teacher, Sharon, needed me to sign off on something and forwarded me a PDF file to sign.

Sigh, I thought. I was in the mobile office here at dougpete labs. It has a relaxing chair and a television in it.

So, in the worst Web 1.0 thinking, I figured that I’d have to get up, go to dougpete labs on the other side of the house, send the PDF file to my printer (hope that I have ink in it), sign it, and then fax it in.

Well, she obviously knows what she’s talking about so off I go to download the HelloSign app for my iPad. There also is an Android version.

This, my friends, opened a whole new world for me. I launched the application and saw the option to import a document. In fact, I could import from email or Google Drive. Could it be this easy? It turns out that it is. Once the document is in HelloSign, you have these options for adding new content.

How sweet is this?

I have the option of writing (using my finger), typing, inserting a check mark, or inserting the date.

So, you doctor the document and a Send button at the top right of the screen attaches the document to an email message ready for sending. The biggest time taker in the whole process was waiting for the application to download.

This is definitely a utility that I’ll hang on to. Until now, when I stumbled upon a PDF file, it has always meant moving to a traditional computer with a traditional application. Now, I can do it from mobile? Again, sweet.

As it turns out, HelloSign also had a website offering even more functionality like team members, creating reusable documents, etc.

And I have my teacher Sharon, to thank for all of this. Thank you so much, Sharon.